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Psalms 145:8

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

KJV

Dominus illuminat cæcos. Dominus erigit elisos ; Dominus diligit justos.

Vulgate

Κύριος ἀνορθοῖ κατερραγμένους· Κύριος σοφοῖ τυφλούς· Κύριος ἀγαπᾷ δικαίους·

LXX

Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.

ASV

חַנּ֣וּן וְ/רַח֣וּם יְהוָ֑ה אֶ֥רֶךְ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם וּ/גְדָל חָֽסֶד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֥רֶךְ
'rk
adjective · 15×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
וֹ
v
noun · 275×
וֹ
v
noun · 246×
חַנּ֣וּן
chnvn
adjective · 13×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
רַח֣וּם
rchvm
adjective · 13×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

I will extol thee, my God, O king. This Psalm of praise celebrates the goodness and greatness of God in all his works. The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of great mercy. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures throughout all generations. Calvin observes that this Psalm teaches us to praise God not only for his benefits to us, …

Cross-references

  • Dan 9:9 — To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
  • Dan 9:9 — To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
  • Deut 4:31 — (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
  • Eph 1:8 — Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
  • Eph 2:4 — But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
  • Eph 2:4 — But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
  • Exod 34:6 — And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
  • Exod 34:6 — And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
  • Jas 5:11 — Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
  • Jer 3:12 — Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will
  • Jonah 4:2 — And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and me
  • Jonah 4:2 — And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and me
  • Jonah 4:11 — And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
  • Mark 8:2 — I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
  • Mark 10:49 — And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
  • Matt 18:27 — Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
  • Matt 20:34 — So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
  • Mic 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
  • Nah 1:3 — The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
  • Neh 9:17 — And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God
  • Neh 9:31 — Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
  • Num 14:18 — The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and four
  • Num 14:18 — The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and four
  • Num 21:8 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
  • Ps 86:5 — For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
  • Ps 86:5 — For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
  • Ps 86:15 — But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
  • Ps 86:15 — But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
  • Ps 100:5 — For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
  • Ps 103:8 — The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
  • Ps 103:8 — The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
  • Ps 111:4 — He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
  • Ps 116:5 — Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
  • Rom 5:20 — Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: